Janet and Jake Tashjian Author & Illustrator of Einstein the Class Hamster Wednesday, Sept 18 at 4:00pm Author Talk & Book Signing Books & Company Einstein the Class Hamster is from a long line of class hamsters. He knows lots of cool facts about science, art, and history—maybe even more than their sleepy teacher, Ms. Moreno. The class has a chance to compete in a trivia game show contest. But how can they get ready for the contest if Ms. Moreno keeps taking naps instead of teaching? More important, how can Einstein help the class prepare for the contest when the only kid who can hear him is Ned? Janet and Jake Tashjian team up again in this hilarious new series starring the lovable walking encyclopedia, game show–obsessed Einstein.

There’s a new kid in Derek Fallon’s class. His name is Umberto and he uses a wheelchair. Derek’s family is still fostering Frank the monkey, and Derek thinks it would be great to train Frank to assist Umberto. But Derek quickly realizes that Umberto is definitely not looking for any help. Derek soon becomes the butt of Umberto’s jokes. On top of that, Umberto starts stealing Derek’s cartoon ideas and claiming them as his own. How did Derek get himself into this mess, and how can he find a way out before he is the laughingstock of school? The answer may very well be his cartoon strip—SUPER FRANK!

Jake Tashjian is a teenage illustrator of middle grade children’s books. He has illustrated My Life as a Book and My Life as a Stuntboy, as well as the upcoming Einstein the Class Hamster. He collaborates on his novels with his mother, Janet Tashjian. He has a video blog entitled Notes From the Panic Room at their website www.mylifeasabook.com. He films all of the segments then edits the vlogs in IMovie.